Mahinda Rajapaksa hints at SLPP’s Presidential Candidate

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa says that the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) will fully support President Ranil Wickremesinghe if he decides to align with their party at the upcoming presidential election.

He made these comments in response to questions from journalists today (17).

When asked about the party’s candidate for the election, Rajapaksa said, “Now we have the program to win the election. The good news is that we will win. When the candidate is named, you will know how powerful he is.”

Regarding the possibility of putting forward a common candidate, he said that the party has always presented a common candidate. 

On the matter of supporting the President, he clarified, “Not yet, but if the president is ready to go with us, we will fully support him.”